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  • Conceptual Physics
    • Introduction
    • Unit 1: The Physics of Driving
    • Unit 3: The Physics of Roller Coasters
    • Unit 2: Physics in Motion
    • Unit 4: The Physics of Rocketry
    • Unit 5: The Physics of Music
    • Unit 6: The Physics of Electricity and Circuits
  • Physics
    • Introduction
    • Unit 1: The Physics of Driving
    • Unit 3: The Physics of Roller Coasters
    • Unit 2: Physics in Motion
    • Unit 4: The Physics of Rocketry
    • Unit 5: The Physics of Music
    • Unit 6: The Physics of Static Electricity and Circuits

Unit 3: The Physics of Roller Coasters

Unit Outline:

  •  Unit 3 Outline

Labs:

  • Skatepark Basics Lab

PhET Simulations:

  • Energy in a Skate Park

Videos:

  • Roller Coaster Physics (23:37
  • Ultimate Roller Coaster National Geographic (46:03)
  • 10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Roller Coasters (6:03)
  • Law of Conservation of Energy on Roller Coasters (2:45)
  • Conservation of Energy: Stacked Ball Drop (3:33)
  • Conservation of Energy: Bowling Ball (1:07)
  • KE/PE tutorial (5:10)
  • Energy Tutorial (8:50)
  • Potential and kinetic energy of a roller coaster (3:26)

Worksheets / Hand Outs:

  • Energy and the Rollercoaster Worksheet
  • 10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Roller Coasters Video Questions
  • Energy Worksheet
  • Energy and the Rollercoaster Reading
  • Roller Coaster QOD / Exit Tickets
  • Kinetic Energy to Potential Energy: Relationship in Different Energy Types
  • Marble Roller Coaster

Review:

  • Quizlet: Energy Problems
  • Quizlet: Work and Energy
  • Quizlet : Force, Energy and Work
  • Unit 2 Study Guide

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Textbook Resources:

  • Conceptual Physics Paul Hewitt
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  • Home
  • Conceptual Physics
    • Introduction
    • Unit 1: The Physics of Driving
    • Unit 3: The Physics of Roller Coasters
    • Unit 2: Physics in Motion
    • Unit 4: The Physics of Rocketry
    • Unit 5: The Physics of Music
    • Unit 6: The Physics of Electricity and Circuits
  • Physics
    • Introduction
    • Unit 1: The Physics of Driving
    • Unit 3: The Physics of Roller Coasters
    • Unit 2: Physics in Motion
    • Unit 4: The Physics of Rocketry
    • Unit 5: The Physics of Music
    • Unit 6: The Physics of Static Electricity and Circuits
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